Description
A moist apple spice layer cake topped with creamy caramel buttercream and finished with a caramel drizzle.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 4 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup milk
- 3 cups chopped apples
- 2 cups butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1/2 cup caramel sauce
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare four 8-inch cake pans.
- Mix dry ingredients.
- Beat butter, oil, sugar, and applesauce.
- Add eggs and vanilla.
- Alternate dry ingredients and milk.
- Fold in apples.
- Divide batter into pans.
- Bake 20-25 minutes.
- Cool completely.
- Prepare buttercream.
- Assemble cake.
- Apply crumb coat and chill.
- Finish frosting.
- Decorate with caramel and apple slices.
Notes
- Use firm apples.
- Do not overmix.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- Store refrigerated for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 685
- Sugar: 55
- Sodium: 260
- Fat: 38
- Saturated Fat: 22
- Unsaturated Fat: 14
- Trans Fat: 1
- Carbohydrates: 82
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 6
- Cholesterol: 145